1998

CHARLESTON — A series of deanery celebrations will be held this fall to give Bishop David B. Thompson and the faithful an opportunity to extend gratitude and good-byes as the bishop nears retirement. Msgr. James A. Carter, vicar general of the Diocese of Charleston, recently announced the dates for the four special celebrations, which will […]

By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON — If you ever made the mistake of asking Bridgit L. Hinson about Ireland, you’d hear a lot more than the usual blarney about St. Patrick and leprechauns. You might hear more than you ever wanted to know about the Emerald Isle. This young woman has done her research. Although […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER GREENVILLE — A spiritual blaze is beginning to burn in the hearts of the black community, and Catherine Fleming Bruce is not only igniting that faith, she’s fanning its flames. Fleming Bruce is coordinator of the Office of Black Catholic Ministry in the diocese. Her mission is to bring black Catholics together, […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHARLESTON — Three years of Tuesday classes, intense study and lengthy paper-writing has come to an end for six local students who completed the Loyola Institute of Ministries Extension (LIMEX) program recently. Four of those people received master’s degree and two were awarded certificates in the first group to complete the […]

CHARLESTON — In a moving ceremony of commitment and obedience, three seminarians were ordained into the diaconate June 13 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. C. Thomas Miles, Michael J. Oenbrink and Robert J. Sayer were presented to the faithful and their families and made the commitment to celibacy and the promise of […]

By RANDLE CHRISTIAN Paper, cans and even glassReally make some nasty trashIf you sort them every dayYou have found a better wayTo recycle, recycle, recycle That’s the message St. Joseph’s rapping, bopping second-graders, under the inspired direction of fine arts teacher Lorraine Glandon, delivered at a recent school assembly on the environment. Through skits, poems […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — The arrival of summer months always seems to herald a slower pace within families, society and the Church. However, for the Diocesan Development Fund, an effort to level out the summer curve will be in full swing with a mailing to 13,000 to 14,000 people who have donated to the […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH TAYLORS — A Catholic response of sponsoring poor families and individuals out of poverty and dependence into meaningful employment and independent living is not only being looked at as a statewide model, but has also been drawing national interest. The Poverella Ministry assists and guides families in making the transition from dependency […]

By PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA — More than 100 parish and diocesan leaders gathered at a hotel across from the USC Coliseum on May 6 to hear about a hot topic for Catholics in South Carolina: vocations. They heard Bishop Paul S. Loverde of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y., and chair of the National Council […]

By SISTER SUSAN SCHORSTEN, HM Catholic Charities has been a part of the Diocese of Charleston for well over 50 years. It serves as a social agency of the Church and is rooted in Gospel values. The mission statement of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Charleston defines its overall purpose as working “…collaboratively to […]